The line graph compares four nations (Turkey, German, France and Spain) in terms of fruit production, measured in million tonnes over a 40-year period between 1970 and 2010.
Overall, while Turkey and France demonstrated a general increase, the remaining countries showed a decline in fruit, particularly in the latter part of the period. Moreover, Spain maintained its position as the leading producer among the four nations.
Regrading the countries that witnessed the downward trends, in 1970, Spain initially produced 5.7 million tonnes of fruit, significantly higher than Germany’s fruit production with around 2.8 million tonnes. Subsequently, Spain experienced a consistent rise in the first 10 years. However, there was a decline from 1980 to 2010 in Spain’s production, eventually falling to 5 million tonnes. Germany, in contrast, underwent a consistent drop throughout the entire period from 2.8 million tonnes to 1.2 million tonnes in the final year.
As for the nations showing growth, Turkey and France began with production levels lower than the aforementioned countries. First, Turkey’s production was the lowest in the beginning of the period, merely 2 million tonnes of fruit and then it continued to increase and surpassed to become the second-largest producer. Similarly, France initially started with just 1.1 million tonnes and dramatically rose by 1990 to approximately 2.2 million tonnes. After that, the amount of fruit production slightly went up to just under 2 million tonnes in 2000 before climbing again to 3 million tonnes by the end of the period.